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This is a lovely drawing, I was wondering if you maybe consider turning this into a print for your shop, because I would definitely buy it🥰😇
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YES i absolutely love that idea.... i was thinking stickers could be cute too.... for the next update for sure!!
is the mushroom lady only on Etsy?
i assume ur talking about this one?
i've also got a bigcartel store that you can buy it from as well! (i think it ends up being a tiny bit cheaper there, since theres no etsy fees involved)
Your post about the fair made me curious, what factors do you consider when pricing your clayfellows?
first, a caveat: i am extremely lucky to be able to price things with confidence that they will eventually sell--before that was true, when i was doing sculpture almost entirely to entertain myself, my prices were lower! not that that was a great idea, but important to mention, I think.
that said: taxes are going to eat about 25%. i started donating a 10% cut of profits to feed the block and/or other local orgs in 2020 and i just bake that into webstore prices now. i also have expenses like kiln membership, materials, website hosting, and newsletter hosting.
in 2021 i was fairly responsible about tracking the time i spent on sculpting and store admin, and then i did a lot of math about if I have X pieces at Y average price, does that add up to a $$ amount that, with expenses subtracted, divided by time, is a kind of fair wage for the bay area? so--price is decided by whatever Y value makes that equation work!
you may note that my pieces are not all the same price. there is a lot of tomfoolery with weighted averages that i’m simplifying here.
in 2022 i haven't been tracking my time for beans but i have that year of data to draw from. in addition, i have a lot of friends who lovingly hassle me to charge more, that's also helpful.
for this in-person sale, prices were cheaper than online due to logistical (don't have to photograph, edit, upload, package and ship these dudes) and emotional (don't have the gumption) factors.
I know what happened with the beast sabotaged by God on eBay, but why was it posted there in the first place? Was there just a lot of interest in that specific fellow?
there was a decent amount of interest & it was an unprecedented kind of fellow & I hate pricing things & I thought however it went I would get some interesting information out of the experience! which I sure did!
Hi! Weird question that would have no substance for at least a year from now. But! If someone (me) wanted to commission you (through the store) for a large fellow, would that just be for general style and color or could we request something like a specific clay (which would be provided) or face/message on it?
Obviously this is just a tentative idea bc there's no way I'd even attempt this within the year but I just want your thoughts on if this would at some point be feasible
my current deal with commissions ("current" lol) is that you can get really into the weeds with design details but not with material details, my kiln gets grouchy if you try to use materials they haven't approved! so I won't use outside clays or glazes, though I do have darker clay if you want slip effects with that... it has grog so I don't like actually sculpting with it.
also, I work way slower if a commissioner has a specific vision instead of like a moodboard and a blessing to fuck around. but I love hearing people's ideas which is why I keep trying to do commissions!!
just wanted you to know that i absolutely LOVED the little home guys they were so cute. any chance you'll be making more of them in the future? would love to try and grab one if you do :)
aw thank you! pretty good odds they'll show up again, there are definitely more tweaks to be made to the concept :)
Is there a way to set up an account to check out on your site beforehand? I know you tend to sell out in like 3 minutes so I'd like to optimize my chances of getting a fellow in this quarter's drop :) I love the little house ones in particular but it's really cool to see the variety of fellows you keep coming up with!
so the short answer is no BUT
i have marked my foolish little update time psa as "for sale" so if you want to spend two cents on the chance your browser will autofill your info when it's actually Go Time.... godspeed
i don't know if this will be an actual advantage, but if people who have successfully bought things from me want to contribute tactics here, feel free!
scouring your website - i love the cracking angel so so much and i lament that i live in australia and cannot buy them! nevertheless i will be up[ late trying to score some smallfellows because i love your art so much :)
oh no i forgot about timezones!!! i hope you get a good sleep after you stay up, and wishing you luck!
